{"product_id":"we-are-the-ship-the-story-of-negro-league-baseball-coretta-scott-king-author-award-winner-hardcover","title":"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKadir Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKadir Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award and Robert F. Siebert\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAward \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling classic, Caldecott Medal-winning artist Kadir Nelson tells the incredible story of baseball's unsung heroes -- perfect for celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Negro Leagues! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring nearly fifty iconic oil paintings and a dramatic double-page fold-out, an award-winning narrative, a gorgeous design and rich backmatter, \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Ship \u003c\/i\u003eis a sumptuous, oversize volume for all ages that no baseball fan should be without. Using an inviting first-person voice, Kadir Nelson shares the engaging story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its evolution, until after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners, of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship, of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKadir Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Caldecott Medal-winning artist of\u003ci\u003e The Undefeated\u003c\/i\u003e and a two-time Caldecott Honor recipient for \u003ci\u003eMoses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eby Carole Boston Weatherford and Henry's \u003ci\u003eFreedom Box\u003c\/i\u003e by Ellen Levine. Among his numerous other awards are three NAACP Image Awards, two Coretta Scott King Author Awards, and three Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards. His work has appeared in many publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and his paintings are in the private and public permanent collections of notable institutions across the country, including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C.; The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown; the International Olympic Committee, and the US House of Representatives. 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